[at-l] Pocketmail experiences on long-distance hikes?

[jtwilkins at gmail.com (Josh Wilkins)]

I have used a palm your years. It just like a mini-computer. You would
have a web browser and email client so you could keep in touch where
ever you have cell reception. The big downside would be that many
people are anti-tech and anti-cellphone on the trail.

With the Treo you would also be able to take down all your trail journals also. 

I do not have any experience with a Treo on the trail, they are pretty
pricey because they are also cell phones and I do not want to have to
carry this PDA with me all time because I use my cell as a home phone.

There are a ton of programs for the Palm OS. If you do some searching
on the web you will find a lot of information on cell phone company
web sites, palm's web site, and a lot of 3rd party sites.

SimpleHiker
JTW


On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 22:37:00 -0500, David Jessop <david.jessop@gmail.com> wrote:
> Josh,
> 
> Thanks, I will look into this. Have you used the Treo yourself and
> have an experience that you could share with me?
> 
> David
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 22:34:57 -0500, Josh Wilkins <jtwilkins@gmail.com> wrote:
> > David,
> > Have you looked into a Treo cell phone. It is a combo cell and Palm
> > PDA. It seems if you were going to carry a pocket mail + a cell phone
> > for emergencies or to send pocket mail you could save weight and get a
> > lot more functionality from a Treo. With the treo you can also get
> > wireless internet anywhere you can get cell coverage so if you need to
> > look up a map or get into a town and need to use the yellowpages it's
> > all at your fingertips.
> >
> > SimpleHiker
> > JTW
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:14:05 -0500, David Jessop <david.jessop@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Would someone who has used a pocketmail device on a long-distance hike
> > > share their experience please? Would you recommend it?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > David
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